The UFC announced on Wednesday that Miesha Tate would be making her first title defense of her women’s bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200. The matchup steers past the potential rematch with Holly Holm. Nunes is the 4th ranked women in the bantamweight division. Holm’s agent, Lenny Fresquez said that Tate turned down […]
NY Times op-ed asks Governor Cuomo to veto MMA Bill
Despite the fact that the New York Assembly passed legislation to legalize MMA in the state, Governor Andrew Cuomo has yet to sign the bill into law. Thus, the New York Times published an op-ed piece calling for the governor to veto the MMA bill. The opinion piece by Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute […]
Branch, Fitch top WSOF 30 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from WSOF 30 held this past weekend in Las Vegas. The salary information was obtained from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. David Branch was the top earner making $130,000 ($65K/$65K). Via MMA Junkie: David Branch: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus) def. Clifford Starks: $15,000 Jon Fitch: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win […]
WSOF 30 draws 158,000 viewers
World Series of Fighting 30 drew an average viewership of 158,000 on NBC Sports Network on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The ratings reflect a drop from the March show. However, this event aired later at night for the east coast as it had an 8:30PT start time on NBC Sports Network and […]
WWE Network subscriptions set records for WM 32
The WWE announced a couple records related to Wrestlemania 32 Sunday. On Monday, it announced that the WWE Network reached 1.82 million total network subscribers according to a telephone conference held by the company. WWE Network reached 1.39 million total domestic subscribers and 434,000 international subscribers. The gains over last year at this time (the […]